Nutritional value of Hermetia illucens and its application in animal production
The shortage of protein feed and the misuse of antibiotics are the two major problems facing the livestock industry.Hermetia illucens(BSF)is a widely used insect resource.Compared with traditional protein raw materials such as soybean meal and fish meal,BSF not only has rich amino acids,but also contains a variety of immune regulatory factors.It can be used as a good protein feed source and antibiotic replacement product in animal production.As a feed ingredient,BSF larvae(BSFL)has great application potential in livestock and poultry breeding,which can not only improve the production performance,reduce the feed cost,but also has the characteristics of environmental friendliness.In recent years,research on the application of BSFL in animal production has become increasingly in-depth.This paper reviews the nutritional characteristics of BSF and its effects on the performance and health level of livestock and poultry as feed ingredients,summarizes the problems faced by the industrial application of BSF,and prospects the research and development direction,in order to provide reference for the application of BSF in animal production.
Hermetia illucenslivestock and poultry productionantibiotic substitutionsoybean meal substitution